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Table 2 The relationship between SES and initiation of breastfeeding (N = 2938)

From: Socioeconomic status and breastfeeding in China: an analysis of data from a longitudinal nationwide household survey

Variables

AOR *

95% CI

p

Household Income per capita (RMB)

0.93

0.82–1.04

0.210

ISEI score for mother’s occupation

 16–32/unemployment (Ref)

1.00

  

 33–43

0.92

0.60–1.40

0.690

 44–58

0.93

0.55–1.57

0.785

 59–90

1.09

0.52–2.30

0.816

ISEI score for father’s occupation

 16–32/unemployment (Ref)

1.00

  

 33–43

0.96

0.66–1.39

0.836

 44–58

1.22

0.70–2.11

0.480

 59–90

0.61

0.34–1.10

0.103

Mother’s educational status

 Middle school and below (Ref)

1.00

  

 High school or above

1.10

0.77–1.55

0.608

Father’s educational status

 Middle school and below (Ref)

1.00

  

 High school or above

1.18

0.86–1.62

0.289

  1. (1) AOR denotes the adjusted odds ratio from logistic regression. The other control variable included: household characteristics (residence, residential regions), parental characteristics (age, mother’s marital status, and parity), and infant characteristics (gender, birth weight, gestational age, place of delivery, ethnicity, and birth year). (2) The ISEI score refers to occupational status, with higher values indicating higher occupational status